Tennessee Titans cut kicker Rob Bironas

9:55 PM,
Mar. 19, 2014

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Written by

John Glennon
| jglennon@tennessean.com

In cutting kicker Rob Bironas, the Titans are hoping to get a younger, stronger leg while saving a good chunk of money under the salary cap as well.

But there's certainly risk involved in releasing someone with the stature of Bironas, who is the fourth-ranked NFL kicker all-time in field-goal accuracy, having connected on 85.7 percent of his attempts (239 of 279) over his nine seasons with Tennessee.

He leaves the Titans with 1,032 points, the second most in franchise history behind kicker Al Del Greco. ...